Fun Fact: out of all the main characters in this movie Marie is the most popular one of the cast. Which is why she has the most merchandise in Disney stores.
All the kittens in _The Aristocats_ are adorable but my all time favorite is Toulouse the orange kitten, because aside from the fact he likes to paint he also had the most adorable cat hissing and puffing just so he can be intimidating and I can’t help but laugh my butt off whenever he did it in the film and also even imitate his cat hissing.🐈😁
I saw a theory once that Thomas O’Malley had three names because of the people who loved him over the course of his life. The first person/owner who named him called him Abraham DeLacey, the next person named him Giuseppe Casey, then the most recent person named him Thomas O’Malley. He loved all 3 people so he still keeps all their names in remembrance of their kindness. I don’t think there’s any confirmation about that, but I thought it was such a sweet backstory that I chose to believe it.😄
Shout out to Roquefort the mouse who the whole film is nice to the kittens, and immediately jumps to action to help when he knows they're missing. And does not stop trying to save and help them until the end of the film.
Very true! I know we give Thomas and the Alley cats the biggest love (which they rightfully deserve), but my little mouse detective rarely gets half the love, lol. He did everything he could to find Duchess and the kittens and put his justified fear aside to save his cat family. That's worthy of so much love! 🐭❤ Plus, that cracker and milk combo to this day makes me so hungry for some reason, lol.
Even when he was threatened with death, quite stressed (and likely pissed at their sheepish attempts to placate him), he just brushed the matter off because their safety mattered more. Plus, it's not just him to the cats; they were quite fond of him as a friend too!
Absolutely. They rightly gave him the respect he deserved. Before the events of the plot and after. He's so happy when they're all jamming out it's just so nice to see his energy being put into conducting the music.@@Omegafire17
Fun fact: Toulouse is named after a painter named Toulouse-Lautrec. He is particularly famous for a painting called "At the Moulin Rouge" where one of the subjects has a green cast to her face due to the early gas lights in use, just like the painting of Edgar. Berlioz also plays piano and takes after Hector Berlioz, a French composer.
I love the Aristocats so much!! I thought “wow… your eyes really are like sapphires…” was such a romantic line as a little girl. It always made me blush.☺️ I still think Thomas O’Malley is really romantic and he’s straightforward with his feelings the whole time and it doesn’t take long for him to totally fall in love with the kittens and want to be a father for them… But, he’s also so respectful of Duchess’s choice to not go live with him at first because of Madame even when he doesn’t understand that. He’s a really amazing male figure in Disney to me!
So if you’re wondering why you recognise the voice actor who voices Napoleon (the dark brown bloodhound), it’s due to him also voicing the sheriff of Nottingham in the 1973 animated Robin Hood film and Chief in The Fox and The Hound
Yup Pat Buttram is the name of the actor who voiced Napoleon along with Chief from _Fox and the Hound_ and The Sheriff of Nottingham in _Robin Hood_ while the voice actor of Lafayette is George Lindsey who voiced Trigger the Vulture also from _Robin Hood_ but older generations are more familiar with George’s work from _The Andy Griffith Show._ Literally, this movie had several voice actors that would later work in _Robin Hood_ three years later such as Phil Harris, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey, and surprisingly enough the voices for Abigail Gabble (the Goose in the Blue Bonnet) and Amelia Gabble (the Goose in the Pink Bonnet) were Monica Evans and Carole Shelley who provided the voices for Maid Marian and Lady Kluck in _Robin Hood_
@@audreylwalker back then a lot of actors were used in most animated films. The guy who voiced the mouse in this did do a few of the Winnie the Pooh movies, and the actor who voiced O’Malley also voiced Baloo in jungle book and little John in Robin Hood :)
Yup especially when he gets basted or should I say Marinated in White Wine all while saying: _"Sherry!"_ 🪿😅 Apparently he was voiced by Bill Thompson who voiced the White Rabbit and Dodo in _Alice in Wonderland;_ Mr. Smee in _Peter Pan;_ Jock, Bull and Joe in _Lady and the Tramp_ and King Hubert in _Sleeping Beauty._ Apparently Uncle Waldo was his first Disney role since King Hubert in _Sleeping Beauty_ and his final Disney animated film he participated in as he passed away in 1971 from septic shock a year after the release of _The Aristocats_ In addition, he was also the voice of Droopy from the MGM Cartoons by Tex Avery.
Roquefort (the mouse) was indeed voiced by Sterling Holloway, the voice actor for Winnie the Pooh (and also Kaa in The Jungle Book, Mr. Stork in Dumbo, and the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland).
What would be a really cute crossover idea for me is Pooh Bear discovering a mouse in his house, but he's so unbothered by him (because Roquefort is literally just vibing), that he allows Roquefort to stay.
This is definitely one of Disney's most underrated films. Not quite up there with the well known masterpieces, but still a fun, wholesome, and enjoyable little flick. Also, "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat" is one of the catchiest bops ever.
It my favorite disney film of all time. My cat who unfortunately died young was named Thomas O’Mally but we called him Thomas or Tommy. “Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat’s the only cat who knows where’s at” - Thomas O’Mally
Idky people say "oh this movie is so underrated". I mean just because you or people you know hasn't seen it or liked it doesn't mean the movies is underrated. Almost everybody I know and their parents have seen this movie and love it. You also gotta think this movie is from a different time. My parents was in their late teens almost in their 20s when this movie come out. There's pretty much 8 billion people in the world and I'm sure a good handful has seen it. Mainly the older generation of like my parents time. So idk how this movie would be considered "underrated".
Growing up as the daughter following her two older brothers around, AND being named Marie 😂, and all of us taking piano lessons for years, I've been compared to that musical little kitten for the past 3 decades! 😅 But I can't say that I am any less stubborn or sassy so maybe it's accurate 😂. This was one of my absolute favorite films growing up and still is! Once I got older and realized the iconic people that were behind the voices and why I recognized so many of the voices it made it that much better!!!!
As an older sibling I cannot begin to tell you how many times I used that "I'm the leader" line, until my Dad used it on me, of course! Also pretty sure this was my little sister's gateway drug to jazz music, even if she didn't realize it at the time. An iconic childhood classic.
i’m an older sibling as well and i constantly quote that line too! my son not too long ago used it against me when i was getting ahead of myself when we were walking by a park and i suggested we go to the playground. he said “i’m the leader, i say when we go! … ok here we go mom! ”
ScatCat is voiced by the legendary Scatman Crothers - who also played Mr. Dick Halloren in Kubrick's THE SHINING (also, yes, the mouse is voiced by Winnie the Pooh VA Sterling Halloway)
fun voice actor trivia. Thomas O'Malley was voiced by the same person that voiced Baloo in the Jungle Book and Little John in Robin Hood and The guy that was the leader dog did the voice as Chief in the Fox and the Hound. Love your videos!
And Lafayette, the smaller dog, was voiced by the same actor as Trigger from Robin Hood. The guard who keeps feeling suspicious and tries and fails to reassure about the safety being on Old Betsy.
Phil Harris, the voice of Thomas O'Malley, was a very famous radio actor, singer, and band leader back in the 1940s and 50s. He played a long-running character on *The Jack Benny Show* (one of the most popular of all radio comedies), then graduated to his own show, co-starring with his wife, Alice Faye. He made many popular novelty recordings, including "The Thing."
One of my core memories is of me watching my brand new Aristocats VHS while eating candy out of the decapitated and desecrated corpse of a Clifford piñata after the festivities on my 5th birthday
Also, the really young kids in my life really love Robin Hood and the Aristocats because there’s not a scary villain at all. Even though they’re clearly bad, Prince John and Edgar are more quirky and not as threatening. Kids who still can’t handle threatening villains (I was one of those kids for a while growing up) really love these charming movies. I think they’re great Disney movies to start watching with children & I think people of every age enjoy those movies too!
I say Prince John, Edgar, Yzma (albeit it’s debatable) and Alameda Slim we’re considered to be one of the funniest and less threatening Disney villains.
I like a wide variety of villain types Edgar may not be outwardly intimidating but he is a threat in his own way and we see him become more and more brutish as the film progresses as well.
The scene with the dogs (Napoleon and Lafayette) were without a doubt one of my favorites in the film and apparently even my parents especially my father enjoyed them in the film so much we even imitate Napoleon’s quote: _"I’m the leader. I decide..what I think it is”_
Maybe not, but compared to the OTHER Disney movie which is about a Pet trying to get back to his owner (Bolt), it is way more charming. And also way more charming than pretty much all the other movies of this particular genre.
Thank you so much James and Nobu on reacting to this film, and it’s easily one of my favorite Bronze Age Disney films I watched constantly on VHS alongside _Oliver & Company._ The story maybe simple and the villain Edgar may not be the best Disney villain (although I still enjoyed him), but literally most of the characters (specifically Toulouse, Roquefort, Napoleon & Lafayette), the comedy and the music (mainly "Everybody wants to be a Cat!”) were such a delight to watch and listen in this fun film. However, the scenes involving the dogs, Napoleon and Lafayette and their shenanigans against Edgar the Butler, were without a doubt one of my favorite parts in the film and apparently even my parents especially my father enjoyed them so much in the film, that we even imitate Napoleon’s quote: _"I’m the leader. I decide..what I think it is!”_ Looking forward to your reaction to _The Rescuers_ and hopefully you do it’s sequel, _The Rescuers Down Under._ Finally, it’s worth mentioning that this movie had several voice actors that would later work in _Robin Hood_ three years later after the release of _The Aristocats_ such as Phil Harris, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey, and surprisingly enough the voices for Abigail Gabble (the Goose in the Blue Bonnet) and Amelia Gabble (the Goose in the Pink Bonnet) were Monica Evans and Carole Shelley who would later provide the voices for Maid Marian and Lady Kluck respectively in _Robin Hood._
@@morganghostbusters-egonfan Yup and Scatman Crothers also voiced Jazz in the 1980s _Transformers_ cartoon and Hong Kong Phooey from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name Honestly, it totally blew my mind that Scatman Crothers who provided the voice of Scat Cat, from _The Aristocats_ was the same actor who also appeared in _The Shining_ as I got older.
In a way Edgar is the most tragic of villains...because if he had never heard a word about the will or if he were just better in maths, he would have never been a villain in the first place.
Milt Kahl, one of the animators for Aristocats and a lot of other Disney movies from this era, is AMAZING. I haven't seen anyone put in the same level of microexpressions in character animation. One of his signatures was that cocky little head swaggle the butler does, because it's such a flex to be able to do tiny head movements like that while keeping things in scale, on model, and do mouth flaps accurately all at the same time. You can spot a move Kahl worked on by that head swaggle.
I had the Asistocats on VHS as a kid. It was one of the tapes I watched till the VCR ate my tape. It was a sad day. Also, fun fact, Duchess was voiced by Eva Gabor, a Hungarian actress. I always thought she made every character she played sound so elegant.
All Edgar had to do was take care of 4 cats... he would obviously have full control of the account in order to take care of them.. and when they wer all passed he would have inherited everything.. like there would still be a ton of money after everything and he'd have the house... really screwed himself there..
Assuming there's no catch that the money would have to be spent on the cats care and only the cats. Cos otherwise Edgar could've hired someone else to take care of them in the meantime while he kicks back.
For me, this was basically a movie length cartoon: animated entertainment for kids. I think that's what they were aiming at, and they hit the mark. Very conventional for the period with a few adventurous moments, a few jokes, and a few songs. Nothing that would scare little kids too much. Very much in line with "The Lady and the Tramp."
What I love about the voice acting in this era is that almost everyone had a history in radio or had worked on Disney projects before, so they know how to modulate their voices to the characters.
I also remember watching it on VHS constantly alongside _Dumbo, Bambi_ and _Aladdin._ Personally this and _Oliver & Company_ were the Bronze Age Disney films that I watched a lot.📼
Honestly the milk Edgar gave the cats looked so good as a kid 😂 Edit: btw Tom cats are usually called that because they’re huge cats! I believe that’s why his name is also Thomas hahah and why he’s big for a cat
Not many movies scared me as a child since I grew up in a history buff/military history type of family. But oi the villainous henchman following the child around .... that one used to scare me. Now it does but once I got.involved in being a middle school counselor.... it triggers major mama-bear anger.
Oh my goodness they should! I watched that movie and years later I heard rattigans voice and still got chills I was fourteen and couldn’t bring myself to look at a picture of his horrible grinning face cause of how creepy I’d found him when I was little. Vincent price is something else. Now as a Sherlock Holmes buff I want to watch it again because of the nod not only to Sherlock but Basil Rathbone who played the sleuth in multiple movies during the 1930’s and 40’s
Fun fact, you guys did indeed peg the voices of chief from Fox and the hound as Napoleon and Pooh Bear as the mouse, but interestingly, you did not mention that in the Fox and the hound, the woodpecker is the voice of Tigger. He even does his trademark "hoo hoo hoo hoo!"
I find the "but would Thomas be able to stay with them? Would she allow it?" Question very funny because literally any cat person knows the biggest anxiety with getting another cat is would it get along with the cats you already have? So if you're cats came home and just brought another cat with them that they got along with and it was friendly, any cat person worth their salt would immediately been like "Welp, guess I've got another cat! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" because you don't just deny a gift from the cat distribution system like that.
I’ll third this as well, cause I love this CG animated film. More than likely it will depend on the next Animated films they’ll react to in the upcoming weeks, but I think _Meet the Robinsons_ will happen once James and Nobu finished reacting to the Disney animated films from the Bronze Age and the remaining Golden Age films (e.g. Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi) plus _Sword in the Stone_
@@courtneyshumway1922 They’re reacting to _The Rescuers_ and presumably _The Rescuers Down Under_ for the next two weeks it’s hard to say when Sword in the Stone will be reacted.
I had just watched your fox and the hound video earlier today and was thinking how I’d like to see you guys do Aristocats! I was also a Disney VHS kid even though I was past the vhs generation. Here’s to not getting a DVD player until 2005!
I think when you guys thought Napoleon (the larger dog) was Copper and said his voice was familiar, it's because it's the same VA who voiced Chief from Fox and the Hound.
Fun fact Thomas O’Malley is voiced by Phill Harris who also voiced Baloo on the Disney 1960’s version of the Jungle book as well as Little John on Disney’s Robin Hood.
Thomas and Duchess are one of the best romances in Disney. And Edger's fate is one of the darkest in Disney. He's going to die in a trunk in the hold of a ship.
I absolutely loved this movie as a kid. It was just always really fun to watch, and the cats were so adorable. I can't even begin to say how many times I would randomly burst into George's "ta-ra-ra" song. As an adult, I still love the cats, but I also enjoy the art style. It's similar to 101 Dalmations, and it's this really rough, stylistic thing that I actually like.
A few other really good and similar animations from the past include American Tail, The Secret of Nyhm, and Oliver and Company. They are all really decent and famous in their own right.
Yeah, I definitely remember this movie and it totally made me say aw but like in a much cuter voice that I had a long time ago when I was six and my mom was just crying. I definitely remember her watching this with me. but I bet now if I watched it, it would make me cry plus this movie is cute and it has been a long time. It’s been like two years again so i’m also very very happy
I recommend putting "The King And I" and "Oliver and Company" on your list of animations to watch. And maybe a cute little movie called Watership Down 🐇
I would gently suggest that a viewing and/or reaction to the original live-action version of *The King and I* (1956) should precede a reaction to the animated version.
When you're a kid, Edgar is an evil kitty killer who has to be stopped. When you're an adult, you realise he works for a crazy old lady who left her money to her fucking cats.
This movie brings me back and brings me so much joy. I was'nt born when "The Aristrocrats" was released (it was released in 1970, I was born 4 yrs later.) But i remember it being the first film I saw in the theater at 3 yrs old in 1977 as a double feature with "The Rescuers". Both of these animated movies were extremely underrated and fun to watch.
This was one of the first Disney films that the Sherman Brothers (The duo behind Mary Poppins) came back to write the Music and Lyrics after Walt Disney's Passing. (Bedknobs and Broomsticks was the first, I recommend that soon since it has animation in it) and Maurice Chevalier, a well-known French entertainer came out of retirement to do the opening number.
@@morganghostbusters-egonfanIt is?? Oh no, please no. Why? Can't they leave a few of them alone? I don't want the colour sucked out of this one as well with discovery chanel cgi cats Lion King style. Don't even want to imagine what they could do to the geese and the dogs.
I can't believe how many people thought the butler deserved the money because he was with her a long time and did a good job! (Probably mostly kids way of thinking) He was PAID for what he did, just like any employee. You dont get inheritances for being a good employee (unless youre really lucky) Killing someones cats is a definite way to NOT inherit!
Robin Hood was my all time favourite disney movie growing up and I used to adore how many of the voice actors were also in this film. this is a super fun film and a close second for my favourite as a kid.
Yeah, the mouse's VA is the same guy who did Winnie the Pooh, he also does the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland by Disney, Thomas O'Malley is the same VA as Baloo from Jungle Book and Little John from Robin Hood, and the guard dog with the good hearing is the same VA as The Sheriff of Notingham from Disney's Robin Hood....those guys did a lot of voice work for Disney. Also during the dance number in O'Malley's Pad, you can see some reused animations...Disney is NOTORIOUS for reusing dance animations in these early films. Jungle Book, Robin Hood, and Aristocats all have reused dance animations between the three.
Pat Buttram is the name of the voice actor who did Napoleon, Chief and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Also George Lindsey who voiced Lafayette was Trigger the Vulture in _Robin Hood_
@@ShinKyuubiSame here, even the same can be said for the voice actors in cartoons and anime, although compared the the voice actors from the Disney animated movies, there have been times where I mistook some voice actors for another voice actor, but that’s another story.
The french instrument is an accordion, not harpsichord (that is the piano-like instrument that has a fancy-type sound that you accosiates with the 17 - and 18th-century blue bloods).
Fun fact: This movie, and “Homeward Bound@ were featured in the 1996 live action adaptation of “101 Dalmatians”. Glenn Close did an absolute good job in that remake!
Absolutely love this one! A big fan of the style in the older Disney films. Bambi is an absolutely gorgeous film as far as music and art. It’s less story driven and more vibes.
As a cat lover, I always had a soft spot for this film. Mostly bc Disney has a habit of turning every cat in their films into the villain or henchmen. The Lion King was the next time the studio let there be good cats. Another reason is Marie’s line : “Ladies do not start fights...but we can finish them.” It was the girl-boss spice I needed growing up .
I just realized cinematically Dutchess and O’Malley r pretty much Aziraphale and Crowley. No wonder watching Good Omens gave me a weird sense of nostalgia 😂
This film, alongside 101 Dalmatians, were some of my most watched films as a child. I love the distinct animation style from that era, and the music is iconic.
I really love Phil Harris' voice work for his Disney characters: Baloo, Little John and Thomas O'Malley. They're all very similar and make me think of Han Solo for some reason. I just love his voice and style in these movies.
They actually reused animation from Robin Hood. It was a practice used to make animating easier and less time consuming. People also likely didn't realize it back then because these movies were only available to watch in the theater. Before home video release became common place.
The guy who voices Napoleon is Pat Buttram, who also did The Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood, Luke in The Rescuers and Chief in The Fox and The Hound. He also voiced the recurring character Cactus Joe in Garfield and Friends and one of Toon Bullets in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. His last role he did was Possum Park Emcee in A Goofy Movie, which was released a year after his death in 1994.
28:14 in italian the song instead of "everybody want to be a cat" it say "tutti quanti voglion fare il jazz" which basically means "everyone want to play jazz"
There have been stories of people leaving significant amounts of money to animals. There's one case I recall where someone left a bunch of money to their dog, with their relative due to inheret after the dog died. The second the person who made the will passed away, the relative took the dog, had the dog put down, and claimed the entire inheretance for themselves.
I loved the aristocats as a kid and I still do now to a degree. If I had to sum up the movie I’d say something along the lines of “damn those racial stereotype cats can SING”
I always loved this film for its silly antics to counter the sadness of the situation. I couldn't stand the Madame's sorrowful scenes as I would be just as heartbroken if not moreso. However, they knew just how to make silly scenes crazy enough to give the kids a break from such a depressing scenario. What was your favorite crazy scene to take place in this film? I had a soft spot for the dogs, man were they a hoot!
This movie also emphasizes how France saw JAZZ, this quintessentially American art form, and adopted it joyfully! Even today, Jazz Music is BELOVED in France, given the respect it always deserved here. And in the 50s and early 60s, when this film came out, musicians of every color and stripe FLOCKED to Paris, all the gigs and NO SEGREGATION!
Fun fact about Thomas O’ Malley: Originally, he was gonna be a cat with stripes. There was even some unfinished animation of him with stripes during his first conversation with Duchess. However, the animators did not want to have to deal with drawing stripes, as they are difficult to draw frame by frame. So, they ultimately decided to keep the character stripe-less.
I have an original production Technicolor print from this movie. It's the scene of Duchess and O'Malley meeting for the first time. She's sitting with one paw raised, looking dainty, and he's standing, tail straight up and looking over his shoulder at her with his little smile/grin. I adore it!
Literally, all Edgar had to do was take care of the cats after Madame died and he would have had everything. He's the dumbest Disney villain. A lot of these voice actors were also in Disney's Robin Hood. Some of the same animation sequences too.
There was a lot of rotoscoping and photocopying or xeroxing (as you say in the US) at this point in Disney's animation history. The Rescuers is a great example of it
I am SO happy you guys finally watched this! I’ve wanted you guys to see it for SO LONG! As far as voices you recognized: Rufert the mouse, idles have the same voice actor as winnie the Pooh (good ear 😊) O’ Malley has the same voice as Little John from Robin Hood And the legit guard dog alsovoices the Sheriff of Nottingham as well as old Chief from fox and the hound.
It's been far too long since I last watched this film, it was a classic in my house and I think it still holds up (apart from the Siamese cat). There's something really charming in the art style, and the voice acting is pretty adorable. Edgar too as a villain is quite unique, his goal isn't too big just simply to get an inheritance. Even though this was a time that Disney was sort of reusing animated elements, I still think this film looks great. The rotoscoping animation really makes the movement quite impressive. There's also some nice crossover between some other Disney films, that I also watched quite a bit: The Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood is voiced by Pat Buttram, who's Napoleon the dog here. And Kaa in Jungle Book is Sterling Holloway, and Roquefort in this, who of course was also the voice Winnie the Pooh too. In fact I probably saw Jungle Book & Aristocats before I saw any of the Winnie the Pooh films.
Who is the favorite of the baby kittens?
Marie! She's so sweet.
Fun Fact: out of all the main characters in this movie Marie is the most popular one of the cast. Which is why she has the most merchandise in Disney stores.
Im gonna say this without trying to be racist, the black one😂 only because i dont remember his name
All the kittens in _The Aristocats_ are adorable but my all time favorite is Toulouse the orange kitten, because aside from the fact he likes to paint he also had the most adorable cat hissing and puffing just so he can be intimidating and I can’t help but laugh my butt off whenever he did it in the film and also even imitate his cat hissing.🐈😁
@malytheson First, I'm black and saying the word "black" doesn't make the person racist. And second, his name is Berlioz. 😁
I saw a theory once that Thomas O’Malley had three names because of the people who loved him over the course of his life. The first person/owner who named him called him Abraham DeLacey, the next person named him Giuseppe Casey, then the most recent person named him Thomas O’Malley. He loved all 3 people so he still keeps all their names in remembrance of their kindness. I don’t think there’s any confirmation about that, but I thought it was such a sweet backstory that I chose to believe it.😄
I love that theory. First time I’ve seen it 🥰
I also saw something that it adds names in the different languages too, like it calls him Romeo in the Italian version.
But I wonder why he wasn't that trusting of people thinking they are nothing more than just pets. Maybe he had more owners but they sucked?
audreylwalker, honestly that sounds surprisingly plausible.
I love it! Had a stray cat that I fed and called Thomas O'Malley in honor of this character :)
Shout out to Roquefort the mouse who the whole film is nice to the kittens, and immediately jumps to action to help when he knows they're missing. And does not stop trying to save and help them until the end of the film.
Very true! I know we give Thomas and the Alley cats the biggest love (which they rightfully deserve), but my little mouse detective rarely gets half the love, lol. He did everything he could to find Duchess and the kittens and put his justified fear aside to save his cat family. That's worthy of so much love! 🐭❤ Plus, that cracker and milk combo to this day makes me so hungry for some reason, lol.
The hero ❤🎉
Even when he was threatened with death, quite stressed (and likely pissed at their sheepish attempts to placate him), he just brushed the matter off because their safety mattered more.
Plus, it's not just him to the cats; they were quite fond of him as a friend too!
Absolutely. They rightly gave him the respect he deserved. Before the events of the plot and after. He's so happy when they're all jamming out it's just so nice to see his energy being put into conducting the music.@@Omegafire17
Little guy is the real MVP of the film
Fun fact: Toulouse is named after a painter named Toulouse-Lautrec. He is particularly famous for a painting called "At the Moulin Rouge" where one of the subjects has a green cast to her face due to the early gas lights in use, just like the painting of Edgar. Berlioz also plays piano and takes after Hector Berlioz, a French composer.
And little Marie, the singing kitten, might be named after Maria Callas.
@@Zimtbiss1Marie is Marie Antoinette
I love the Aristocats so much!! I thought “wow… your eyes really are like sapphires…” was such a romantic line as a little girl. It always made me blush.☺️ I still think Thomas O’Malley is really romantic and he’s straightforward with his feelings the whole time and it doesn’t take long for him to totally fall in love with the kittens and want to be a father for them… But, he’s also so respectful of Duchess’s choice to not go live with him at first because of Madame even when he doesn’t understand that. He’s a really amazing male figure in Disney to me!
Couldn't have said it better myself. How is it that a fictional cat has a way of making us feel things? Human men need to step up their game big time.
I'm in my 30s now, and I still will not settle for anyone who does not compare my eyes to sapphires!
So if you’re wondering why you recognise the voice actor who voices Napoleon (the dark brown bloodhound), it’s due to him also voicing the sheriff of Nottingham in the 1973 animated Robin Hood film and Chief in The Fox and The Hound
I never put that together! I love how many voice-acting connections there are within this period of Disney.
Not to mention he did the voice of Luke who drinks the booze 🥃 from the rescuers.
Yup Pat Buttram is the name of the actor who voiced Napoleon along with Chief from _Fox and the Hound_ and The Sheriff of Nottingham in _Robin Hood_ while the voice actor of Lafayette is George Lindsey who voiced Trigger the Vulture also from _Robin Hood_ but older generations are more familiar with George’s work from _The Andy Griffith Show._
Literally, this movie had several voice actors that would later work in _Robin Hood_ three years later such as Phil Harris, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey, and surprisingly enough the voices for Abigail Gabble (the Goose in the Blue Bonnet) and Amelia Gabble (the Goose in the Pink Bonnet) were Monica Evans and Carole Shelley who provided the voices for Maid Marian and Lady Kluck in _Robin Hood_
@@audreylwalker back then a lot of actors were used in most animated films. The guy who voiced the mouse in this did do a few of the Winnie the Pooh movies, and the actor who voiced O’Malley also voiced Baloo in jungle book and little John in Robin Hood :)
@@nathancruz9172 I only ever saw The Rescuers Down Under, which was such a good film!
This was one of my most worn out vhs tapes as a kid. I love dear old Uncle Waldo.
Yup especially when he gets basted or should I say Marinated in White Wine all while saying: _"Sherry!"_ 🪿😅
Apparently he was voiced by Bill Thompson who voiced the White Rabbit and Dodo in _Alice in Wonderland;_ Mr. Smee in _Peter Pan;_ Jock, Bull and Joe in _Lady and the Tramp_ and King Hubert in _Sleeping Beauty._ Apparently Uncle Waldo was his first Disney role since King Hubert in _Sleeping Beauty_ and his final Disney animated film he participated in as he passed away in 1971 from septic shock a year after the release of _The Aristocats_
In addition, he was also the voice of Droopy from the MGM Cartoons by Tex Avery.
For anyone who cant remember the names of the kittens:
White kitten = Marie
Black kitten = Berlioz
Orange kitten = Toulouse
Roquefort (the mouse) was indeed voiced by Sterling Holloway, the voice actor for Winnie the Pooh (and also Kaa in The Jungle Book, Mr. Stork in Dumbo, and the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland).
What would be a really cute crossover idea for me is Pooh Bear discovering a mouse in his house, but he's so unbothered by him (because Roquefort is literally just vibing), that he allows Roquefort to stay.
This is definitely one of Disney's most underrated films. Not quite up there with the well known masterpieces, but still a fun, wholesome, and enjoyable little flick. Also, "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat" is one of the catchiest bops ever.
Right up there with Oliver and Company, and the song "Why Should I Worry"
It my favorite disney film of all time. My cat who unfortunately died young was named Thomas O’Mally but we called him Thomas or Tommy. “Everybody wants to be a cat, because a cat’s the only cat who knows where’s at” - Thomas O’Mally
Idky people say "oh this movie is so underrated". I mean just because you or people you know hasn't seen it or liked it doesn't mean the movies is underrated. Almost everybody I know and their parents have seen this movie and love it. You also gotta think this movie is from a different time. My parents was in their late teens almost in their 20s when this movie come out. There's pretty much 8 billion people in the world and I'm sure a good handful has seen it. Mainly the older generation of like my parents time. So idk how this movie would be considered "underrated".
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Growing up as the daughter following her two older brothers around, AND being named Marie 😂, and all of us taking piano lessons for years, I've been compared to that musical little kitten for the past 3 decades! 😅 But I can't say that I am any less stubborn or sassy so maybe it's accurate 😂. This was one of my absolute favorite films growing up and still is! Once I got older and realized the iconic people that were behind the voices and why I recognized so many of the voices it made it that much better!!!!
My middle name is Marie lol. I dressed as her for Halloween when I was like 4 or 5
As an older sibling I cannot begin to tell you how many times I used that "I'm the leader" line, until my Dad used it on me, of course! Also pretty sure this was my little sister's gateway drug to jazz music, even if she didn't realize it at the time. An iconic childhood classic.
i’m an older sibling as well and i constantly quote that line too! my son not too long ago used it against me when i was getting ahead of myself when we were walking by a park and i suggested we go to the playground. he said “i’m the leader, i say when we go! … ok here we go mom! ”
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Eldest brother here, and I will not say more.😎
ScatCat is voiced by the legendary Scatman Crothers - who also played Mr. Dick Halloren in Kubrick's THE SHINING
(also, yes, the mouse is voiced by Winnie the Pooh VA Sterling Halloway)
Scatman Crothers also voiced Jazz in the 1980’s _Transformers_ cartoon and Hong Kong Phooey from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name
The character was originally meant for Louis Armstrong, who unfortunately passed.
fun voice actor trivia. Thomas O'Malley was voiced by the same person that voiced Baloo in the Jungle Book and Little John in Robin Hood and The guy that was the leader dog did the voice as Chief in the Fox and the Hound. Love your videos!
Not to mention the actor who voiced Napoleon and Chief, Pat Buttram was also the voice of the Sheriff of Nottingham in _Robin Hood_
@@EChacon he was also in back to the future 3
And Lafayette, the smaller dog, was voiced by the same actor as Trigger from Robin Hood. The guard who keeps feeling suspicious and tries and fails to reassure about the safety being on Old Betsy.
Phil Harris, the voice of Thomas O'Malley, was a very famous radio actor, singer, and band leader back in the 1940s and 50s. He played a long-running character on *The Jack Benny Show* (one of the most popular of all radio comedies), then graduated to his own show, co-starring with his wife, Alice Faye. He made many popular novelty recordings, including "The Thing."
One of my core memories is of me watching my brand new Aristocats VHS while eating candy out of the decapitated and desecrated corpse of a Clifford piñata after the festivities on my 5th birthday
Also, the really young kids in my life really love Robin Hood and the Aristocats because there’s not a scary villain at all. Even though they’re clearly bad, Prince John and Edgar are more quirky and not as threatening. Kids who still can’t handle threatening villains (I was one of those kids for a while growing up) really love these charming movies. I think they’re great Disney movies to start watching with children & I think people of every age enjoy those movies too!
I say Prince John, Edgar, Yzma (albeit it’s debatable) and Alameda Slim we’re considered to be one of the funniest and less threatening Disney villains.
I like a wide variety of villain types
Edgar may not be outwardly intimidating but he is a threat in his own way and we see him become more and more brutish as the film progresses as well.
Those were in fact my two favorite movies as a kid (I was a bit of a scardy cat, lol). They are just such charming movies with good music
May not be one of Disney best films, but there two things I remember from this film, the dog chase scene,and the song “everybody want to be a cat”.
The scene with the dogs (Napoleon and Lafayette) were without a doubt one of my favorites in the film and apparently even my parents especially my father enjoyed them in the film so much we even imitate Napoleon’s quote: _"I’m the leader. I decide..what I think it is”_
Maybe not, but compared to the OTHER Disney movie which is about a Pet trying to get back to his owner (Bolt), it is way more charming. And also way more charming than pretty much all the other movies of this particular genre.
Thank you so much James and Nobu on reacting to this film, and it’s easily one of my favorite Bronze Age Disney films I watched constantly on VHS alongside _Oliver & Company._
The story maybe simple and the villain Edgar may not be the best Disney villain (although I still enjoyed him), but literally most of the characters (specifically Toulouse, Roquefort, Napoleon & Lafayette), the comedy and the music (mainly "Everybody wants to be a Cat!”) were such a delight to watch and listen in this fun film. However, the scenes involving the dogs, Napoleon and Lafayette and their shenanigans against Edgar the Butler, were without a doubt one of my favorite parts in the film and apparently even my parents especially my father enjoyed them so much in the film, that we even imitate Napoleon’s quote: _"I’m the leader. I decide..what I think it is!”_
Looking forward to your reaction to _The Rescuers_ and hopefully you do it’s sequel, _The Rescuers Down Under._
Finally, it’s worth mentioning that this movie had several voice actors that would later work in _Robin Hood_ three years later after the release of _The Aristocats_ such as Phil Harris, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey, and surprisingly enough the voices for Abigail Gabble (the Goose in the Blue Bonnet) and Amelia Gabble (the Goose in the Pink Bonnet) were Monica Evans and Carole Shelley who would later provide the voices for Maid Marian and Lady Kluck respectively in _Robin Hood._
And Scatman Crothers,The voice of Scatcat, was in Stanley Kubrick’s live action movie “The Shining”.
@@morganghostbusters-egonfan Yup and Scatman Crothers also voiced Jazz in the 1980s _Transformers_ cartoon and Hong Kong Phooey from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name
Honestly, it totally blew my mind that Scatman Crothers who provided the voice of Scat Cat, from _The Aristocats_ was the same actor who also appeared in _The Shining_ as I got older.
And the voice for Thomas also did Little John! And Baloo the bear from Jungle Book(1967) XD
In a way Edgar is the most tragic of villains...because if he had never heard a word about the will or if he were just better in maths, he would have never been a villain in the first place.
Awesome! One of the most charming Disney Animated films in the franchise. Hopefully you guys watch The Great Mouse Detective soon!
Milt Kahl, one of the animators for Aristocats and a lot of other Disney movies from this era, is AMAZING. I haven't seen anyone put in the same level of microexpressions in character animation. One of his signatures was that cocky little head swaggle the butler does, because it's such a flex to be able to do tiny head movements like that while keeping things in scale, on model, and do mouth flaps accurately all at the same time. You can spot a move Kahl worked on by that head swaggle.
Wow, that's really interesting and cool to find out! 😍
I had the Asistocats on VHS as a kid. It was one of the tapes I watched till the VCR ate my tape. It was a sad day.
Also, fun fact, Duchess was voiced by Eva Gabor, a Hungarian actress. I always thought she made every character she played sound so elegant.
All Edgar had to do was take care of 4 cats... he would obviously have full control of the account in order to take care of them.. and when they wer all passed he would have inherited everything.. like there would still be a ton of money after everything and he'd have the house... really screwed himself there..
Assuming there's no catch that the money would have to be spent on the cats care and only the cats. Cos otherwise Edgar could've hired someone else to take care of them in the meantime while he kicks back.
The milk the cats drank always looked so freaking good for lactose intolerant child me 😂
Forget the milk. What about that cracker?! 😋
The chase with the dogs is definitely a highlight of the film.
For me, this was basically a movie length cartoon: animated entertainment for kids. I think that's what they were aiming at, and they hit the mark. Very conventional for the period with a few adventurous moments, a few jokes, and a few songs. Nothing that would scare little kids too much. Very much in line with "The Lady and the Tramp."
What I love about the voice acting in this era is that almost everyone had a history in radio or had worked on Disney projects before, so they know how to modulate their voices to the characters.
Aristocats is one of my childhood favourites. I remember on every single roadtrip we went on, I'd always watch it at least three times
I also remember watching it on VHS constantly alongside _Dumbo, Bambi_ and _Aladdin._ Personally this and _Oliver & Company_ were the Bronze Age Disney films that I watched a lot.📼
Honestly the milk Edgar gave the cats looked so good as a kid 😂
Edit: btw Tom cats are usually called that because they’re huge cats! I believe that’s why his name is also Thomas hahah and why he’s big for a cat
As someone who grew up with cats, this was one of my favourite Disney movies!
It's SUCH an underrated film in that era. And yes, it was the same voice as Pooh. Also O'Maley (sp) is the same voice as Baloo from the Jungle Book.
Underrated Disney classic
I'd be intrigued to see you do 'Basil: The Great Mouse Detective' soon after this.
Not many movies scared me as a child since I grew up in a history buff/military history type of family. But oi the villainous henchman following the child around .... that one used to scare me. Now it does but once I got.involved in being a middle school counselor.... it triggers major mama-bear anger.
Oh my goodness they should! I watched that movie and years later I heard rattigans voice and still got chills I was fourteen and couldn’t bring myself to look at a picture of his horrible grinning face cause of how creepy I’d found him when I was little. Vincent price is something else. Now as a Sherlock Holmes buff I want to watch it again because of the nod not only to Sherlock but Basil Rathbone who played the sleuth in multiple movies during the 1930’s and 40’s
Yes, Rochefort is the voice of WInnie the Pooh as well. Sterling Holloway. He has a list of voices for Disney.
O'Malley is voiced by the same guy who did Baloo in the animated Jungle Book, and I think Little John in Robin Hood. Phil Harris.
Fun fact, you guys did indeed peg the voices of chief from Fox and the hound as Napoleon and Pooh Bear as the mouse, but interestingly, you did not mention that in the Fox and the hound, the woodpecker is the voice of Tigger. He even does his trademark "hoo hoo hoo hoo!"
Paul was also the voice of the Siamese Cat who’s know for his "Fortune Cookie Always Wrong.” quote in _The Aristocats_
I find the "but would Thomas be able to stay with them? Would she allow it?" Question very funny because literally any cat person knows the biggest anxiety with getting another cat is would it get along with the cats you already have? So if you're cats came home and just brought another cat with them that they got along with and it was friendly, any cat person worth their salt would immediately been like "Welp, guess I've got another cat! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" because you don't just deny a gift from the cat distribution system like that.
A Disney movie I think you guys will enjoy is Meet the Robinsons. It’s very underrated.
I'll second this, amazing movie!
I’ll third this as well, cause I love this CG animated film. More than likely it will depend on the next Animated films they’ll react to in the upcoming weeks, but I think _Meet the Robinsons_ will happen once James and Nobu finished reacting to the Disney animated films from the Bronze Age and the remaining Golden Age films (e.g. Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi) plus _Sword in the Stone_
@@EChacon ooh! Forgot about Sword in the Stone! Looking forward to their reaction to it.
@@courtneyshumway1922 They’re reacting to _The Rescuers_ and presumably _The Rescuers Down Under_ for the next two weeks it’s hard to say when Sword in the Stone will be reacted.
I shall be the fourth to support this motion meet the Robinsons is amazing!
I had just watched your fox and the hound video earlier today and was thinking how I’d like to see you guys do Aristocats!
I was also a Disney VHS kid even though I was past the vhs generation. Here’s to not getting a DVD player until 2005!
Honestly this and _Oliver & Company_ were the Bronze Age Disney films that I watched a lot on VHS alongside _Dumbo, Bambi_ and _Aladdin._ 📼
Was i the only one who notice that James was falling asleep? haha poor thing 14:27 almost passed out
I think when you guys thought Napoleon (the larger dog) was Copper and said his voice was familiar, it's because it's the same VA who voiced Chief from Fox and the Hound.
He also voiced the Sheriff of Nottingham in _Robin Hood_
Fun fact Thomas O’Malley is voiced by Phill Harris who also voiced Baloo on the Disney 1960’s version of the Jungle book as well as Little John on Disney’s Robin Hood.
The actor who played Scatcat was a guy named Scatman
Thomas and Duchess are one of the best romances in Disney.
And Edger's fate is one of the darkest in Disney. He's going to die in a trunk in the hold of a ship.
I absolutely loved this movie as a kid. It was just always really fun to watch, and the cats were so adorable. I can't even begin to say how many times I would randomly burst into George's "ta-ra-ra" song. As an adult, I still love the cats, but I also enjoy the art style. It's similar to 101 Dalmations, and it's this really rough, stylistic thing that I actually like.
A few other really good and similar animations from the past include American Tail, The Secret of Nyhm, and Oliver and Company. They are all really decent and famous in their own right.
Yeah, I definitely remember this movie and it totally made me say aw but like in a much cuter voice that I had a long time ago when I was six and my mom was just crying. I definitely remember her watching this with me. but I bet now if I watched it, it would make me cry plus this movie is cute and it has been a long time. It’s been like two years again so i’m also very very happy
PS I think it was all three of the kids just because of how cute they are
Hugarian actress Eva Gabor was the voice of the mother cat she was also a voice in the rescuers and she had a tv show called green acres
The dogs in this movie still get me every time. The delivery is what makes them so entertaining.
The voice of Scat Cat was Scatman Crothers whom you may have seen in The Shining playing Mr. Halloran.
One of Disney’s classic films the Aristocats also one of my favorites, I suggest also watching the great most detective classic Disney animation.
I recommend putting "The King And I" and "Oliver and Company" on your list of animations to watch. And maybe a cute little movie called Watership Down 🐇
yesss i'd love them to watch Oliver and Company! also The Great Mouse Detective
Yes they should do the king and I that one is so fun!
I would gently suggest that a viewing and/or reaction to the original live-action version of *The King and I* (1956) should precede a reaction to the animated version.
@oliverbrownlow5615 Oh that would be fun
Yes! Oliver and Company is my favorite
When you're a kid, Edgar is an evil kitty killer who has to be stopped.
When you're an adult, you realise he works for a crazy old lady who left her money to her fucking cats.
Right, maybe instead the money could've gone to Edgar but on the condition that her cats are still taken care of.
@@rebajoe nah edgar is still off his rocker. The money belonging to the cats guarentees their care
This movie brings me back and brings me so much joy. I was'nt born when "The Aristrocrats" was released (it was released in 1970, I was born 4 yrs later.) But i remember it being the first film I saw in the theater at 3 yrs old in 1977 as a double feature with "The Rescuers". Both of these animated movies were extremely underrated and fun to watch.
YES! YES! YES!
I think now you guys have finally watched all of my favorite classic Disney animations. I can’t wait to see where you go next.
the guy that was Chef in the fox and the hound was also the voice of Napoleon in this movie and the actor is Pat Buttram
This was one of the first Disney films that the Sherman Brothers (The duo behind Mary Poppins) came back to write the Music and Lyrics after Walt Disney's Passing. (Bedknobs and Broomsticks was the first, I recommend that soon since it has animation in it) and Maurice Chevalier, a well-known French entertainer came out of retirement to do the opening number.
Maurice Chevalier is legendary -- perhaps best known for his leading role in the musical *Gigi* (1958).
If this got a live action version I think Stephen Fry should be cast as the butler.
It is getting a live action remake
@@morganghostbusters-egonfanIt is?? Oh no, please no. Why? Can't they leave a few of them alone? I don't want the colour sucked out of this one as well with discovery chanel cgi cats Lion King style. Don't even want to imagine what they could do to the geese and the dogs.
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O'Malley’s voice is Phil Harris, voice of Baloo the bear in Jungle Book.
I can't believe how many people thought the butler deserved the money because he was with her a long time and did a good job! (Probably mostly kids way of thinking) He was PAID for what he did, just like any employee. You dont get inheritances for being a good employee (unless youre really lucky) Killing someones cats is a definite way to NOT inherit!
Robin Hood was my all time favourite disney movie growing up and I used to adore how many of the voice actors were also in this film. this is a super fun film and a close second for my favourite as a kid.
“Everybody wants to be a Cat” is so underrated!!!
Yeah, the mouse's VA is the same guy who did Winnie the Pooh, he also does the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland by Disney, Thomas O'Malley is the same VA as Baloo from Jungle Book and Little John from Robin Hood, and the guard dog with the good hearing is the same VA as The Sheriff of Notingham from Disney's Robin Hood....those guys did a lot of voice work for Disney. Also during the dance number in O'Malley's Pad, you can see some reused animations...Disney is NOTORIOUS for reusing dance animations in these early films. Jungle Book, Robin Hood, and Aristocats all have reused dance animations between the three.
Pat Buttram is the name of the voice actor who did Napoleon, Chief and the Sheriff of Nottingham. Also George Lindsey who voiced Lafayette was Trigger the Vulture in _Robin Hood_
@@EChacon Never could remember names, just can recognize voices lol
@@ShinKyuubiSame here, even the same can be said for the voice actors in cartoons and anime, although compared the the voice actors from the Disney animated movies, there have been times where I mistook some voice actors for another voice actor, but that’s another story.
Gosh, I just love this movie! I used to play it on VHS, practically on loop, and it was a great movie to fall asleep to :)
This was my absolute favourite movie as a small child. I adored it so much
The french instrument is an accordion, not harpsichord (that is the piano-like instrument that has a fancy-type sound that you accosiates with the 17 - and 18th-century blue bloods).
Fun fact: This movie, and “Homeward Bound@ were featured in the 1996 live action adaptation of “101 Dalmatians”. Glenn Close did an absolute good job in that remake!
My favourite Disney movie of all time. Its so comforting and nostalgic and just good.
Hey! I was hoping for this one! Such a charming and chill movie.
Thomas has the same voice actor as baloo from jungle book and lots more
Absolutely love this one! A big fan of the style in the older Disney films. Bambi is an absolutely gorgeous film as far as music and art. It’s less story driven and more vibes.
The music is so ingrained in my mind from this movie. Iconic.
As a cat lover, I always had a soft spot for this film. Mostly bc Disney has a habit of turning every cat in their films into the villain or henchmen. The Lion King was the next time the studio let there be good cats.
Another reason is Marie’s line : “Ladies do not start fights...but we can finish them.” It was the girl-boss spice I needed growing up .
Roquefort’s voice is Sterling Holloway, the voice of Winnie the Pooh, Kaa the snake in Jungle Book.
I love this! Please keep reacting to movies from Disney's dark ages because they are classics!
Personally a lot of the Disney Bronze Age films from 1970-1988 were classics and very good films even with their flaws and problems.
Such an awesome reaction. Thanks!
I just realized cinematically Dutchess and O’Malley r pretty much Aziraphale and Crowley. No wonder watching Good Omens gave me a weird sense of nostalgia 😂
I love this movie. I would watch this movie with my grandparents every time I went to visit them when I was little.
I believe that French sounding instrument is an accordion.
This film is why I love cats 🥰
I adore the humor in this film. I watched it again recently with my son and we were _crying_ at the O'Malley trying to freak out the truck driver. 🤣
This film, alongside 101 Dalmatians, were some of my most watched films as a child. I love the distinct animation style from that era, and the music is iconic.
I really love Phil Harris' voice work for his Disney characters: Baloo, Little John and Thomas O'Malley. They're all very similar and make me think of Han Solo for some reason. I just love his voice and style in these movies.
I only notice this now, but it's fascinating to see how many behavioral poses these characters share with those of the animated Robin Hood.
They actually reused animation from Robin Hood. It was a practice used to make animating easier and less time consuming. People also likely didn't realize it back then because these movies were only available to watch in the theater. Before home video release became common place.
The guy who voices Napoleon is Pat Buttram, who also did The Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood, Luke in The Rescuers and Chief in The Fox and The Hound. He also voiced the recurring character Cactus Joe in Garfield and Friends and one of Toon Bullets in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. His last role he did was Possum Park Emcee in A Goofy Movie, which was released a year after his death in 1994.
28:14 in italian the song instead of "everybody want to be a cat" it say "tutti quanti voglion fare il jazz" which basically means "everyone want to play jazz"
There have been stories of people leaving significant amounts of money to animals. There's one case I recall where someone left a bunch of money to their dog, with their relative due to inheret after the dog died. The second the person who made the will passed away, the relative took the dog, had the dog put down, and claimed the entire inheretance for themselves.
i love aristocats this was my childhood favourite as well as the animated robin hood one
This was one of my thrice-a-day kinda movies as a kid, along with the second Lion King. Seeing you react to it is a delight!
I come back to this one back every once in a while. It is a charming movie. I like Rescuers as well.
I loved the aristocats as a kid and I still do now to a degree. If I had to sum up the movie I’d say something along the lines of “damn those racial stereotype cats can SING”
I always loved this film for its silly antics to counter the sadness of the situation. I couldn't stand the Madame's sorrowful scenes as I would be just as heartbroken if not moreso. However, they knew just how to make silly scenes crazy enough to give the kids a break from such a depressing scenario. What was your favorite crazy scene to take place in this film? I had a soft spot for the dogs, man were they a hoot!
My childhood, 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
This movie also emphasizes how France saw JAZZ, this quintessentially American art form, and adopted it joyfully! Even today, Jazz Music is BELOVED in France, given the respect it always deserved here. And in the 50s and early 60s, when this film came out, musicians of every color and stripe FLOCKED to Paris, all the gigs and NO SEGREGATION!
Fun fact about Thomas O’ Malley: Originally, he was gonna be a cat with stripes. There was even some unfinished animation of him with stripes during his first conversation with Duchess. However, the animators did not want to have to deal with drawing stripes, as they are difficult to draw frame by frame. So, they ultimately decided to keep the character stripe-less.
I have an original production Technicolor print from this movie. It's the scene of Duchess and O'Malley meeting for the first time. She's sitting with one paw raised, looking dainty, and he's standing, tail straight up and looking over his shoulder at her with his little smile/grin. I adore it!
Cats are my favorite animal so I've always been a fan of this movie lol. Some great visuals in it too. 💕
36:24 Exactly! That's exactly what I've been trying to explain to people who ask me why I don't like Brave and other movies' individual characters.
Literally, all Edgar had to do was take care of the cats after Madame died and he would have had everything. He's the dumbest Disney villain. A lot of these voice actors were also in Disney's Robin Hood. Some of the same animation sequences too.
There was a lot of rotoscoping and photocopying or xeroxing (as you say in the US) at this point in Disney's animation history. The Rescuers is a great example of it
I am SO happy you guys finally watched this! I’ve wanted you guys to see it for SO LONG!
As far as voices you recognized:
Rufert the mouse, idles have the same voice actor as winnie the Pooh (good ear 😊)
O’ Malley has the same voice as Little John from Robin Hood
And the legit guard dog alsovoices the Sheriff of Nottingham as well as old Chief
from fox and the hound.
It's been far too long since I last watched this film, it was a classic in my house and I think it still holds up (apart from the Siamese cat). There's something really charming in the art style, and the voice acting is pretty adorable.
Edgar too as a villain is quite unique, his goal isn't too big just simply to get an inheritance.
Even though this was a time that Disney was sort of reusing animated elements, I still think this film looks great. The rotoscoping animation really makes the movement quite impressive.
There's also some nice crossover between some other Disney films, that I also watched quite a bit:
The Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood is voiced by Pat Buttram, who's Napoleon the dog here.
And Kaa in Jungle Book is Sterling Holloway, and Roquefort in this, who of course was also the voice Winnie the Pooh too. In fact I probably saw Jungle Book & Aristocats before I saw any of the Winnie the Pooh films.